King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University

Merged institution will become second largest mainstream university in UK with about 47,000 students

The Guardian
Sexual harassment more than twice as prevalent at England’s top universities, analysis finds

Harassment reported by 35% of students at ‘high tariff’ institutions compared with 17% at those with lowest entry grades

The Guardian
Good. Now abolish the #OfficeForStudents, which has never been "for students" in any way at all. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Sussex University overturns £5...
Sussex University overturns £585,000 fine as high court rejects free speech breach claim

Ruling is blow to Office for Students after it issued record fine for allegations over professor’s trans rights views

The Guardian
Sussex University overturns £585,000 fine as high court rejects free speech breach claim

Ruling is blow to Office for Students after it issued record fine for allegations over professor’s trans rights views

The Guardian
Office for Students faces judicial review over public funding for bible colleges

National Secular Society to launch court action after failure to investigate alleged breaches of academic freedom laws

The Guardian
‘Unlawful’ OfS ruling against University of Sussex should be quashed, court told

Judicial review begins in high court over watchdog’s freedom of speech ruling that resulted in £585,000 fine

The Guardian

"I am strongly against [the] requirement that universities adopt the #IHRA definition of antisemitism [...] it chills free speech on a matter of the first importance"

Arif Ahmed of #CambridgeUniversity & #OfficeForStudents is held to account by #BRICUP

#FreeSpeech
https://www.bricup.org.uk/activities/bricup-challenges-universities-director-for-freedom-of-speech-to-explain-censoring-of-speech-on-palestine/

BRICUP challenges universities’ Director for Freedom of Speech to explain censoring of speech on Palestine – BRICUP

@anandamide Sooo… this is the same OfS that tried to "silence students"? But insisting on respect is an infringement on free speech?

They must think we're morons.

https://wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/ofs-tried-to-silence-us-say-student-panel-members/

#OfficeForStudents #Transphobia

OfS tried to silence us, say student panel members

Worrying suggestions of a "chilling effect" on the OfS student panel emerged have from an evidence session in the Industry and Regulators Committee inquiry.

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National Student Survey data - Office for Students

This section contains data from the National Student Survey (NSS).